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Tuesday, July 26, 2011

AFA Rally in Washington DC July 23 2011: DAY THREE Tweets

Evening of July 22nd...one more tweet in response to a tweet by NAD representatives accusing AFA of "desecration" of the Volta Bureau earlier that evening...

Audism Free Americaendaudism Audism Free AmericaTo clarify there was no "desecration" of the volta bureau. Afa was acting with advice of a lawyer who was present and cooperated w/police---------------------DAY THREEAudism Free America@endaudism Audism Free AmericaFinal day of afa rally in dc. Starts 1030am. How hot can this rally get???

Audism Free Americaendaudism Audism Free America (crowd informed of sit in plans...Six choose to participate)SIT IN at the AGBELL COnference: Afa six sit in at ag bell session on "cultural and linguistic" competence (go in one of the conference rooms and sit at the front)

Audism Free Americaendaudism Audism Free America (@ sit in)Afa lawyer comes in with many many police. If drag out physically, charge --criminal tresspassing.(after two police move to forcibly lift Mark...they stop and move away)Afa five left to negotiate with lawyer for some minutes...

Audism Free Americaendaudism Audism Free AmericaAfa truly thanks those brave supporters who came out faced Record breaking heat to stand strong with us against denial of deaf childrens human rights of sign language

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Audism Free America (AFA) is a grassroots Deaf activist organization in the US, which advocates for Deaf American rights, cultural resurgence, and seeks primarily to challenge the ideological foundations of audism in America.
Audism is attitudes and practices based on the assumption that behaving in the ways of those who speak and hear is desired and best. It produces a system of privilege, thus resulting in stigma, bias, discrimination, and prejudice—in overt or covert ways—against Deaf culture, American Sign Language, and Deaf people of all walks of life.
AFA is committed to:
1. human and linguistic rights of Deaf people
2. unmasking audism and media misrepresentation
3. advocating for future generations